Bracken. Kathryn (desmond)

December 27, 2007

BRACKEN. Kathryn (Desmond)

Kathryn (Desmond) Bracken, 92, of Hartford, died Monday, (December 24, 2007).``Kay'' was the wife of the late Hon. John J. Bracken, a former Attorney General of the State of Connecticut and Superior Court Judge. They were married on April 10, 1944. Born in New Haven, the daughter of the late William and Mary Agnes (Schroeder) Desmond, she moved with her husband to Hartford, living on Scarborough Street where they raised their family. She graduated from Mt. St. Joseph Academy and was a member of the first class of St. Joseph College. She had chaired the Archbishop's Ball, and the Barrister's Ball, volunteered with the House of Good Shepard, St. Thomas Seminary Guild, St. Agnes Guild, St. Francis Hospital Women's Guild and had been active within the parish organizations of St. Joseph Cathedral and St. Peter Claver Church. Mrs. Bracken was an avid bridge player, loved the Red Sox and her piano music, but her life was centered on loving, raising and caring for her family. She is survived by her four children and their spouses, Marianne and her husband Atty. John J. O'Neil, Jr. of Simsbury, Atty. John J. Bracken III and his wife Sherri of Avon, Meg Bracken Cherchia and her husband Peter of Medway, MA, Kitty-Jo Reynolds and her husband John of Bloomfield; her brother, William Desmond and his wife Justine of Madison; six grandchildren, Katie Carron and her husband John, Amy Fissell and her husband Mark, John J. O'Neil III and his fiancé Danielle Courtier, Sara Cherchia, Elizabeth Cherchia, and Paul Cherchia, and 3 great grandchildren; Jack, Brenna, and Ryan. She was predeceased by her son William D. Bracken and her brother the Rev. John Desmond. We would like to thank the staff of Brightview of Avon for their loving care and attention to their mom and compassion for her entire family. We also thank Drs. Gregory Walsh and Richard Fairbrother for all their kindness and care. Friends are invited to join Kay's family at the celebration of her mass of Christian Burial on Saturday Dec. 29th at 10:00 a.m. in St. Mary's Church, Hopmeadow St. Simsbury. Burial will follow in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield. Calling hours are Friday Dec 28th from 4-7 p.m. at the Molloy Funeral Home 906 Farmington Ave. West Hartford. Donations in her memory may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital P.O. Box 3704 Memphis, TN 38103. Online expressions of sympathy may be made at www.molloyfuneral home.com